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Rugby road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 1987, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (398), and casualties fell from 549.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,803 collisions in Rugby.

Collisions in 1987
371
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
503
Down 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 1987

2.7% of collisions in Rugby in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious8523%
  • Slight27674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious11723%
  • Slight37274%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 371, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202269
2024225310
2023184244
2022173224
2021167219
2020163205
2019224288
2018216287
2017275364
2016312421
2015330442
2014361488
2013267338
2012307410
2011271376
2010261372
2009312428
2008337442
2007383519
2006372522
2005379519
2004445605
2003393551
2002400577
2001395552
2000475654
1999428587
1998460620
1997459642
1996460642
1995408565
1994469627
1993425566
1992438621
1991418579
1990545748
1989471609
1988448569
1987371503
1986398549
1985381507
1984362497
1983379520
1982423580
1981391543
1980423558
1979417574

When and where crashes happen in Rugby in 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (4.9%)
  • February18 (4.9%)
  • March31 (8.4%)
  • April27 (7.3%)
  • May22 (5.9%)
  • June33 (8.9%)
  • July33 (8.9%)
  • August34 (9.2%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October43 (12%)
  • November43 (12%)
  • December29 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Fog or mist14 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (63%)
  • Wet or damp124 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph201 (54%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph115 (31%)
  • 70 mph47 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (18%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (16%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)
  • Cyclist58 (12%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20118 (23%)
  • 21 to 2580 (16%)
  • 26 to 3576 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (60%)
  • Passenger141 (28%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (65%)
  • Motorcycle81 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Rugby

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rugby ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 1987.

Collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 1987

The A428 had the most collisions in Rugby in 1987: 57, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4285771012
2ndA426455507
3rdM6325839
4thA45263537
5thB5414161703
6thA4071131712
7thA427111503
8thA423101812
9thB4029101403
10thB442981411
11thM6971202
12thB44556802
13thA54710
14thB41124801
15thB41092301
16thB41142200
17thA461101
18thB40651501
19thB41131100
20thM421100

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 1987

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 166.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 1987

CV21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 1987: 118.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years